Privacy and Cookies
Dover District Council respect the privacy of all visitors to
all of the Dover District Council websites.
You are not required to provide any personal information to
visit these sites.
If you choose to provide information to the council via forms on
our sites you are assured that any information you provide will not
be passed on to third parties for commercial purposes.
Dover District Council is required by law to protect the public
funds it administers. We may share information provided to us with
other bodies responsible for auditing or administering public
funds, in order to prevent and detect fraud - see Data Matching.
The Dover District Council website does not automatically
capture or store personal information, other than logging the
user's IP address and session information such as the type of
browser used and the duration of the visit. This information is
only used for statistical purposes.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed
on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used
in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well
as to provide information to the owners of the site. They aren’t
used to identify you personally and you can delete any cookies that
your browser has stored. You can find more information on how to
manage cookies at aboutcookies.org.
We are not responsible for the content of websites linked to from
our websites.
This table explains the cookies we use and
why.
| Service |
Cookie Name |
Typical Content |
Expires |
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YouTube
We embed videos from our official YouTube channel using YouTube’s
privacy-enhanced mode. This mode may set cookies on your computer
once you click on the YouTube video player, but YouTube will not
store personally-identifiable cookie information for playbacks of
embedded videos using the privacy-enhanced mode. To find out more
please visit
YouTube’s embedding videos information page.
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n/a |
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Measuring website usage (Google Analytics)
We use Google Analytics to collect information about how people use
this site. We do this to make sure we are meeting our
users’ needs and to understand how we could improve.
Google Analytics stores information about what pages you visit, how
long you are on the site, how you got here and what you click on.
We do not collect or store your personal information (e.g. your
name or address) so this information cannot be used to identify who
you are.
You can opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all
websites, simply download this tool from
Google.
|
_utma
|
randomly generated number
|
2 years |
|
_utmb
|
randomly generated number
|
30 minutes |
|
_utmc
|
randomly generated number
|
when you close your browser |
|
_utmz
|
randomly generated number and information on
how the site was reached (e.g. direct or via a link, organic search
or paid search)
|
6 months |
Session cookies
These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around
certain parts of the website and use its features, such as
accessing secure areas of the website. Without these cookies
services you have asked for, like online forms or online payments,
cannot be provided.
For more information on how session cookies work, please visit
allaboutcookies.org. |
ASP.NET_SessionId
|
randomly generated number
|
when you close your browser
|
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ASPSESSION
|
randomly generated number
|
when you close your browser
|
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ASPSESSIONIDCCRASCTT
|
randomly generated number
|
when you close your browser
|
Social buttons
We use social buttons such as Facebook and Twitter on some pages of
our websites. These websites use cookies and are used when you
click on the link. You should view the respective privacy policies
for information on how your information is used and how you can
opt-out. |
n/a |
|
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Security
All web systems used by Dover District Council which require the
transfer of sensitive personal data such as payment card details
have been placed in a secure area. Payment card details are entered
directly onto the bank’s website and are not stored by Dover
District Council.
If you have any queries or would like to comment on the Dover
District Council website please contact:
Jayne Miles
Dover District Council
White Cliffs Business Park
Dover CT16 3PJ
Tel: 01304 872013
Email: website@dover.gov.uk
